Home and Garden Briefs

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Mar 15, 2019 at 9:19 PMMar 15, 2019 at 9:20 PM

Home & Outdoor Living Show set at Kalahari

The Pocono Builders Association will present its Greater Pocono Home & Outdoor Living Show from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 23 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 24 at Kalahari Resorts and Conventions, 250 Kalahari Blvd., Pocono Manor.

The event, which features building and remodeling services and products for spring 2019, will include 150-plus vendor booths.

Experts will offer advice on building a custom home, starting an addition, kitchen or bath remodel, or installing a new HVAC system. Finance professionals will assist in funding projects. Aside from landscape exhibits, builders and remodelers, the event will include a hot-tub display, as well as a Market Place featuring wood sculptures, jewelry, pottery, decorative arts and more.

In addition, a dog-house-building competition and raffle will support the Animal Welfare Society of Monroe, with six home-show vendors presenting their dog houses: Liberty Homes Custom Builders, Martin Homes, Masters Concrete Products, Monroe Career & Technology Institute, R.W. Buff Inc. and State Farm Agent Joe Ronco. Visitors to the show may purchase raffle tickets to support AWSOM. Tickets are $2 each or three for $5.

New this year is a scavenger hunt for children ages 16 and under. Children will receive a quest sheet at the registration desk and will seek and find certain vendors participating in the hunt. Prizes include Kalahari arcade cards and ice cream vouchers and one set of four water park passes valued at $300.

Pocono Raceway is this year's prize sponsor. Attendees may enter the raffle and be eligible to win 100 Level Premium seats for the June 2 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. Two winners will win four tickets each.

Admission is $5 for adults and free for children under age 18 and veterans with ID. For information, call 570-421-9009 or visit poconobuildershomeshow.com.

Garden tour participants sought

The Monroe County Garden Club is seeking participants for its June garden tour.

The club, open to anyone interested in gardening, uses its proceeds to fund its various community projects, including a scholarship for horticultural students and a camp scholarship to Conservation Camp.

For information about the June tour and if your home is in Glenbrook, call Ellen Phraner at 570-352-2472 or email ephraner@ptd.net. For information about the club, visit monroecountygardenclub.com or facebook.com/monroecountygardenclub.

A Home Water & Septic System Workshop will take place from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday The workshop will provide information on protecting, testing and treating private water supplies, plus septic-system inspection and maintenance.

In addition, the first 60 registrants will receive free drinking-water testing. Registrants will receive instructions for how to bring in their water samples when they register. The workshops are free, though preregistration is required. To register for either workshop, visit bit.ly/2UpdQwL. For information, call 570-296-3400.

At 6:30 p.m. Thursday Penn State Extension will hold a public meeting to discuss spotted lanternfly. Lycorma delicatula, commonly known as the spotted lanternfly, is an invasive insect that has spread throughout southeastern Pennsylvania since its discovery in Berks County in 2014. SLF presents a significant threat to Pennsylvania agriculture, including grape, tree-fruit, hardwood and nursery industries, which collectively are worth nearly $18 billion to the state's economy.